Pro Football Hall of Fame Youth/Education ENGLISH LangUage Arts Activity Guide 2014-2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame 2014-2015 Educational Outreach Program EnGLISH Language Arts Table of Contents Lesson Common Core Standards Page(s) A Proud Heritage: African Americans and Pro Football RI, W, SL ELA 1-2 African American Football Pioneers RI, W, SL ELA 3-4 All About Grammar L ELA 5-6 Analyzing Media Messages RI, SL ELA 7-8 Analyzing Poetry RL, RI, W, SL ELA 9-11 Breaking the Color Barrier: The Kansas Comet’s Roommate RL, RI, W, SL ELA 12-13 Descriptive Writing RI, W, L ELA 14 Essential Question: What is football’s role in American culture? RI, W, SL, L ELA 15 Emlen Tunnell, Pro Football’s First African American Hall of Famer RI, W, SL ELA 16-17 Fantasy Football Experience RL, RI, W ELA 18 Football Chain Story W ELA 19 Football Expressions in Everyday Language L ELA 20-21 History-Based Poetry RI, W, SL ELA 22-23 Newspaper Articles: What Are They Saying About Us? RI, SL ELA 24-25 Select Next Year’s Class RI, W, SL ELA 26 Writing, Football and You RI, W, L ELA 27 Travel Brochure RI, W ELA 28-29 Travel Review RI, W, L ELA 30-31 Literacy and America’s Game RI, W ELA 32-40 Miscellaneous Activities ELA 41-46 Book List ELA 47-49 Answer Key ELA 50-51 English Language Arts A Proud Heritage: African Americans and Pro Football Goals/Objectives: Students will: • Research African Americans in the National Football League through the process of gathering information, synthesizing that information and organizing that information into a presentable format using the Internet. • Develop an understanding of how to analyze and critique visual images, messages and meanings. • Effectively analyze media messages involving African Americans and pro football. • Interpret ideas, evaluate purposes and effects of varying print media; evaluate how media forms infl uence and inform; analyze techniques used in mass media; compare and contrast various articles in print on the internet using reputable web sites. • Use written language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion and exchange of information). Common Core Standards: RI- Key Ideas and Details, Integration of Knowledge and Ideas; W- Text Types and Purposes, Research to Build and Present Knowledge; SL- Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas Methods/Procedures: • Students will fi rst complete a research project involving famous African Americans involved in the NFL. The research can involve players, coaches and other auxiliary members of the NFL, which will be listed on the board. • As a beginning activity, students will be asked to brainstorm a list of African Americans in the NFL, which will be listed on the board. • Next, the students will be instructed on the appropriate way to use the internet for research and how to fi nd and use reputable sources. • Finally, the students will each choose a player from the list on the board to complete a report or presentation on. They can fi nd valuable information at these reputable websites: * ProFootballHOF.com * NFL.com • Students would be encouraged to access the Hall’s offi cial site: ProFootballHOF.com. On this site students can examine photographs to analyze, discuss and import for use in their reports and/or presentations. • Students will quickly be able to judge whether or not there is enough available information on the chosen player to adequately write a report or compile a visual presentation. • If the individual chosen lacks adequate documentation available, the student may go to the class compiled list to choose another. • Students will search for evidence of their researched people and other individuals researched by classmates. Students may gather new information to add to their presentations. ProFootballHOF.comELA1 Pro Football Hall of Fame Youth/Education English Language Arts A Proud Heritage: African Americans and Pro Football Materials: • Search Engine List • Website List • Access to the Internet • Class compiled list of African Americans in the NFL • Access to HOF’s website at ProFootballHOF.com • Access to the school and/or public library Assessment: • Students will submit their research in report form or in a PowerPoint presentation. • Students will deliver formal presentations on their individuals. Pro Football Hall of Fame Youth/Education ELA2 ProFootballHOF.com English Language Arts African American Football Pioneers Goals/Objectives: Students will: • Help each other understand the contributions of African American football pioneers. • Use Internet as a tool for fi nding and gathering information • Use information gathered to write a biographical report and/or give an oral presentation about chosen African American football pioneer Common Core Standards: RI- Key Ideas and Details, Integration of Knowledge and Ideas; W- Text Types and Purposes; SL- Comprehension and Collaboration Methods/Procedures: • Students will go to the Pro Football Hall of Fame website at ProFootballHOF.com. Click on the “Football History” tab and then the “History Index” on the left and locate the story called “African Americans in Pro Football.” • Scanning the list of “Firsts” by African Americans in Pro Football, students should select one man upon which to complete further research. • Students should then begin searching for information about their chosen African American football pioneer. • Teacher should instruct students to examine the social and historical time period in which these men lived and worked. Teacher should also advise students to not only focus on the man’s contributions to football, but also his contributions in other areas of his life. For example, the fi rst African American head coach, Fritz Pollard, also became a successful entrepreneur. • Students should take detailed notes about the man they have chosen. (To prevent plagiarism, teacher can require students to provide a print out of all sources used. Depending on the grade level, students could even be required to complete a Works Cited Page and use MLA or APA documentation within the text of the essay.) • Using the information gathered, students will write a biographical essay (or prepare an oral report) about their chosen football pioneer. • Students will revise the essay with peer-editing help. • Students will conference with the teacher for a fi nal revision. • Students will prepare a fi nal copy for publication and presentation to the class. • Students will share their biographies with each other. Students will be instructed to look for displays or on ProFootballHOF.com to fi nd information about these pioneers or search for additional pioneers to add to their list (teacher could require all students to identify 5 additional pioneers). • The class can then discuss the signifi cance of football in terms of advancing racial equality in our country. The class can also discuss football’s role in helping athletes accomplish other goals in their lives (such as Fritz Pollard, who became a successful African American businessman after he left football). ProFootballHOF.comELA3 Pro Football Hall of Fame Youth/Education English Language Arts African American Football Pioneers Materials: • Computer • Access to the Internet • Access to ProFootballHOF.com • Paper • Pen/Pencil Assessment: • Students will receive feedback from their peers regarding effectiveness of their biographies and/or presentations. • Teacher can also assess student learning during the class discussion. Pro Football Hall of Fame Youth/Education ELA4 ProFootballHOF.com English Language Arts All About Grammar Goals/Objectives: Students will: • Identify words used as the eight parts of speech • Identify phrases and clauses in sentences • Observe capitalization and punctuation rules when used with direct quotations Common Core Standards: L- Conventions of Standard English; Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Methods/Procedures: • Each student (or group) selects a sports article, cuts it out, reads it silently or aloud. • Student identifi es nouns, pronouns, strong action verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections, using a highlighter to mark them. If a group is used, individuals may be assigned to search for different parts of speech. • Students will identify and mark the required number of prepositional phrases, adjective clauses, adverb clauses, and/or noun clauses used in the article. • Students could also be asked to look for use of puns, alliteration, similes, metaphors, and personifi cation. These can be entered in the “other” section on the activity sheet. Materials: • Sports section of newspapers and/or magazines • Scissors • Highlighting pens • Scrap paper • Grammar Plays worksheet Assessment: • Grades can be assigned for completed worksheets; points may vary for easy to diffi cult items. Bonus points could be used for the “other” section. ProFootballHOF.comELA5 Pro Football Hall of Fame Youth/Education English Language Arts Grammar Plays Find the following parts of speech, phrases, clauses, and other fi gures of speech (simile, metaphor, personifi cation, pun, alliteration) used in your article. Try to use the football related words fi rst. Nouns: Pronouns: (with their antecedents) Adjectives: Adverbs: Verbs: (strong, action) Prepositions: (in their phrases) Conjunctions: Interjections: Clauses: (mark AC for adjective clause, AVC for adverb, and NC for noun) Other: Pro Football Hall of Fame Youth/Education ELA6 ProFootballHOF.com English Language Arts Analyzing Media Messages Goals/Objectives: Students will: • Develop an understanding of how to analyze and critique visual images,